OK, so I'm in a pickle here. I am thrilled with the hobby of metal detecting. I have a humble White's Classic SL II that I've had for years. It seems like I have a hand in the dirt when I am swinging that thing, I can practically see stuff before I dig it up. I love it.
I wanted to share our rewarding & exciting hobby with my Dad. Well, I had so much faith in White's that I assumed that a newer more expensive unit, a Prizm IV, would be better than my Classic. Oh oh.
Please help me. What do I NOT get about the Prizm? I think the huge issue is the massive lag time in signal response. Not only is there a lag, but then most of the time I can't even get the signal again. Even when I have dug a definite, solid target, that machine will not have beeped CONSISTENTLY in all directions over the target. All I can say is that it seems to do everything tentatively, which is maddening. In addition, lately I will pinpoint one of these illusive targets, start digging and the machine will then find the target 6 inches up and to the left.
I'm telln ya, my classic is rock solid. No frustration. BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP- there is a coin,ring,tab there. Almost every time. LOVE IT
Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated, my father DID NOT like the mere suggestion of trying to trade his brand new Prizm IV for a $100 Ebay White's Classic. What do I do???
I wanted to share our rewarding & exciting hobby with my Dad. Well, I had so much faith in White's that I assumed that a newer more expensive unit, a Prizm IV, would be better than my Classic. Oh oh.
Please help me. What do I NOT get about the Prizm? I think the huge issue is the massive lag time in signal response. Not only is there a lag, but then most of the time I can't even get the signal again. Even when I have dug a definite, solid target, that machine will not have beeped CONSISTENTLY in all directions over the target. All I can say is that it seems to do everything tentatively, which is maddening. In addition, lately I will pinpoint one of these illusive targets, start digging and the machine will then find the target 6 inches up and to the left.
I'm telln ya, my classic is rock solid. No frustration. BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP- there is a coin,ring,tab there. Almost every time. LOVE IT
Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated, my father DID NOT like the mere suggestion of trying to trade his brand new Prizm IV for a $100 Ebay White's Classic. What do I do???